Chikashsha I̠minkoꞌ

Chickasaw

Etymology

From Chikashsha (“Chickasaw”) +‎ im- (3rd-person alienable noun (class III) possession prefix) +‎ minkoꞌ (“governor, chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kaʃ.ʃa ĩ.min.koʔ/

Noun

Chikashsha I̠minkoꞌ

1. the Chickasaw governor (the governor of the Chickasaw Nation).

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in ch-, k-, t-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	anchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ an-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ	ponchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ pon-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ	haponchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ hapon-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chinchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ chin-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ	hachinchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ hachin-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	inchikashsha i̱minkoꞌ in-chikashsha i̱minkoꞌ